# Funding 101: The Investment Landscape for Cleantech Entrepreneurs in Egypt

- Event: Techne Summit Alexandria 2026
- When: Saturday, 3 October 2026, 4:30 pm – 5:15 pm (Cairo time, GMT+3)
- Where: The Great Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
- Track: Cleantech & Climate Innovation
- Page: https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/funding-101-the-investment-landscape-for-cleantech-entrepreneurs-in-eg
- Calendar: https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/funding-101-the-investment-landscape-for-cleantech-entrepreneurs-in-eg.ics

A practical discussion for Egyptian cleantech entrepreneurs on what they need to finance, which capital fits at each stage, which funders to approach, and what financial and non-financial support can help them move from prototype to commercial scale.
At the end of the session, an entrepreneur should be able to:
-Assess the company's current stage and financing need: distinguish among capital for R&D, validation, first deployment, working capital and scale.
-Identify the right capital and funding source: match stage, sector, capital requirement and purpose to the most relevant instruments and recognize options that are unlikely to fit yet.
-Distinguish a good business from a fit for a specific funder: understand how ticket size, return model, time horizon, mandate, risk appetite and repayment requirements shape the answer.
-Understand what must be proven next: identify the minimum technical, commercial, financial and governance evidence needed to become eligible for the next stage of capital.
-Use non-financial support strategically: recognize when technical assistance, technical due diligence, market intelligence, policy support, certification, governance or customer access is needed to unlock finance.

## Speakers

- [Fred Walti](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/fred-walti.md), President & CEO of NGIN Org. (Moderator)
- Manasa Suresh, Associate Industrial Development Expert at UNIDO
- [Maxime Bayen](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/maxime-bayen.md), Partner, Catalyst Fund
- [Maged Ghoneima](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/maged-ghoneima.md), Cofounder & Managing Partner, M-Empire Angels
- [Nagy Iskandar](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/nagy-iskandar.md), Founder / General Manager / Consultant, ISKAGAS
- Douaa Yassin, Head Of Investment & Venture Capital Department at MSMEDA